Daily Harvest delivers superfood smoothies frozen to my doorstep. All I have to do is place in the blender with almond milk. The cup that the smoothie packs come in can also be used to drink your smoothie.

This has kept me accountable to eating breakfast and getting in some high-quality nutrition.

#2: Set Clothes Out at Night

My kids are a little picky on what they wear. I have found that it helps to have them choose their clothes for the next day.

Even though we homeschool and do not have to be anywhere in the morning, it helps to have clothes laid out.

This means that I do not have to run upstairs to help, and they do not rummage through all of their clothes and mess up the neat drawers that make me happy.

#3: Check Calendar

This habit is pretty self-explanatory and one I do frequently.

I put it on my habit list because I would like for it to be put on auto-pilot.

Each night I look at my goals, priorities, and make sure I know what I am hoping to accomplish the next day.

As the saying goes, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

#4: Consistent Bedtime

Several years ago I read about the restorative power of sleep before midnight. It said that every hour spent asleep before midnight was worth two hours spent asleep after midnight

Here is what a sleep expert, Dr. Simon Kyle had to say: “It’s actually during the first third of the night that we experience the deepest part of our sleep. We move into deep sleep more rapidly and it’s the phase of sleep during which we’re least likely to be disturbed and wake up. This deep or slow-wave sleep (SWS) is the most restorative part of our sleep. We experience low levels of the stress hormone cortisol, as well as reductions in sympathetic nervous system activity – this is the stimulating activity associated with our ‘fight-or-flight’ responses. We also experience increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, which is associated with ‘rest and digest’ activity. So, you can see why it does us so much good!” Sleepio.com

It makes sense.

My consistent bedtime is 10 p.m. I would love to get some more of that slow-wave sleep.

I have taken both of the courses (several times in fact!), and they have revolutionized my life at home. I took both of the courses when I was struggling with depression to help me move forward at home.

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